Archive Nut, Prune and Olive Programs

Event NameDate UC Ag Expert talks about citrus thrips 10/17/2018 What is involved in the webinars? A series of 1 hour webinars will highlight various pest management and horticultural topics for citrus and avocados.

TOPICS IN THIS ISSUE Native Pollinators of California Avocado as Affected by Introduced Pollinator Gardens Which Way World Avocados?

TOPICS IN THIS ISSUE Native Pollinators of California Avocado as Affected by Introduced Pollinator Gardens Which Way World Avocados?

While you're peeling and segmenting your orange at breakfast or spooning orange honey on your toast, you're probably not thinking about the Asian citrus psyllid.

By Faith Kearns You've been working on a project to analyze the impacts of California's drought on public health.

Sally and Steve will discuss the differences between two primary forms of underground food storage systems. That boring, technical description is exactly what Bulbs (e.g., Amaryllis, Daffodil) and Corms (e.g., Gladiolus, Freesia) are and why they produce such glorious color every year.

Entomologist and biocontrol specialist Mark Hoddle, director of the Center for Invasive Species Research, University of California, Riverside, will speak on Protecting California Agriculture from Invasive Pests: Biocontrol of Asian Citrus Psyllid in Urban Southern California, at the UC Department of...

The first half of this week I've been in CLE at CWRU to attend the ARIO conference because I'm the RIO for UCANR. During the meeting we have really focused on not just RM but also FFP, hearing from ORI and NIH, both units under HHS.

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On a hot and smoky Saturday, equipped with a NIOSH N95 rated respirator mask, and a garden hat, I drove to the 2018 Harvest Day in Fair Oaks. The event was hosted by the Sacramento UC Master Gardeners. They called it A Gardener's Dream Day, and they were right on.